NEWS SUMMARY

Published: October 8, 1988

International 3-5 Early resignation of Chile's leader, Gen. Augusto Pinochet, was demanded by a jubilant crowd in Santiago. But the general showed no sign of resigning before the Constitution requires. Page 1 News analysis: After Chile's vote to end Gen. Augusto Pinochet's rule, it may face a more difficult task: sorting through many political options and at least two dozen political parties to find the next President. 4 The crisis in Yugoslavia is now being debated in the streets. Along with the worsening economic problems, and growing ethnic tension has come the rise of a Serbian nationalist leader, Slobodan Milosevic. 1 Burma's political struggle has ended its initial phase of protest in faiure, the result of a military crackdown. But many diplomats say long-term change through multiparty elections remains possible.

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A funeral for the Bavarian premier, Franz Josef Strauss, brought together virtually all major West German leaders in a display of pomp and tradition fit for an old-style king. 3 Dozens have been killed in Algiers and more than 900 have been injured in four days of rioting by young people angry at austerity measures and rising food prices. 3 U.S. experts will teach Afghans in refugee camps in Pakistan how to disarm mines and booby traps scattered over the Afghan countryside, an official said. 3 Complaints deluged Poland's leader this week when Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski took his case to the people, Gorbachev style. He said the government is making changes. 5 Four Palestinians were killed by gunfire from Israeli soldiers trying to quash rioting that erupted during the funeral of an Arab killed in the West Bank, Palestinians said. 5 An opera house to open in Cairo offers an amalgam of styles that spans centuries and cultures. It has prompted a debate over where Egyptian culture is headed. 4 National 6-8, 28, 34-35 The nation's unemployment rate fell two-tenths of a point, to 5.3 percent, in September. Slower job growth buoyed markets by calming fears of a rapid economic expansion. 1 Texas's last locally controlled bank needs Federal help to succeed, the bank, Mcorp, said. Plunging real estate values have driven eight other major banking groups to seek outside help. 1 National debt payments will exceed the Federal budget deficit soon. The Government pays roughly $150 billion a year in interest on a $2 trillion debt. Of that, 10 percent to 15 percent goes to foreign investors. 1 The Senate killed ''pro-family'' bills, and Democratic proponents of the measures said they would use the vote against the Republicans in the election campaign. 7 Discovery of contaminated water is occurring with gaining frequency, though the nation's underground water is still of good quality, a report by the United States Geological Survey said. 6 Neighbors of a faulty nuclear plant, the Savannah River Plant in South Carolina, are unconcerned over reports that reactors have suffered melted fuel. 6 Philadelphia cut ties with 22 shelters after contract disputes, displacing about 500 homeless people and straining city resources. 6 Thornburgh lays down the law on ethics 7 Rowan accuses officials of ''attempted extortion'' 8 Court upsets non-hazardous label on recycled oil 28 Politics 34-35 Democratic and Republican Party officials have asked political action committees to stop fund-raising drives that compete with the parties and the Presidential campaigns. 1 An Iowa town hurt by poor business, Greenfield apears to be leaning toward Michael Dukakis, because of a better Democratic organization and an economic disillusionment. 34 Bentsen calls debate an election ''turning point'' 34 Baptist letter called politically biased 35 Regional 29-32 An endorsement for a full license at the Shoreham plant was overturned by an appeals panel of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which said the state and county must not be dismissed from the proceedings. 1 WNBC-AM had its final broadcast, ending a radio legend that has carried the voices of Jack Benny, Bob Hope and others. General Electric, NBC's owner, decided to leave radio and sell the station. 29 An Albany club will admit women. The Fort Orange Club, a haunt for some of the state's most powerful men, ended 108 years of male exclusivity with a vote Thursday. 29 Seven city shelters were approved less than 48 hours after three borough presidents claimed they had won a lawsuit to block the Koch administration's plan to build 11 shelters for the homeless. 29 East Hampton banned scooters from its immediate waters, including all town coves. The town restricted water scooters to bays and the ocean, at least 500 feet offshore. 30 Five cloistered nuns are protesting the use of television and classical music at their Morris Township, N.J., monastery by secluding themselves in the building's second floor. 30 Bess Myerson's letter to Mayor Koch defending a city job she gave to the daughter of Justice Hortense Gabel was introduced at the Myerson bribery-conspiracy trial. 31 Three teen-agers held in shooting man in his home 31